Safety grease-cup



V. 1-. KING.

SAFETY'GHEASECUP.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12. 1919.

Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

Ink/671111!" PATENT OFFICE.

women J. KING, or caniutvmw, nun.

EAFETY GREASE-CUP.

Application filed February 12, 1919.

v To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Vroron J. K 1Ne, a citizen of the United States, residlng at Cedarview, in the county of Duchesne and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Grease Cups; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

y invention relates to improvements in lubricating means and more particularly to oil cups.

An important object of this invention is to provide an oil cup having novel filling means adapted to prevent access of dust and so forth to the interior of the cup.

A further object of the invention is to provide an oil cup having a pivoted cover normally held in a closed position through the medium of a spring, thereby preventing the accidental displacement of the cover.

A further object of the invention is to provide an oil cup which is simple, cheap to manufacture and reliable in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an oil cup embodied in my invention,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the same,

Fig. 3 is a perspective of a pivoted closure embodied in the invention, and

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through the device, showing the closure cap open.

In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 generally designates my improved oil cup, which in manufacture may be of any desired metal. The oil cup includes a cylindrical oil chamber 6 having an extcriorly threaded neck 7 formed integral thercwith. The neck 7 is adapted for connecting the oil cup to a hearing. The upper portion of the oil on i is tapered and is provided with a longitudinally curved side wall 8. The opposite side I of the oil cup is provided with a side wall 9 which terminates short of the end of the wall 8 and thereby providing an opening 10.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 18, 1921. Serial No. 276,549.

A closure 11 is horizontally pivoted as at 12 the upper end of the side wall 8 and is normally retained in the opening 10 through the medium of a coil spring 13. As clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, the coil spring 13 secured to the inner side of the wall 8 and the closure cap 11.

A closure plate 14 is formed integral with the lower end of the cap 11 and contacts witlrthe inwardly inclined face 15 of the opening in the wall 9. The closure plate 14 1sv longitudinally curved and is adapted for engagement with a laterally PIOjBClJlIl" division plate 16 carried by the wall 8. hen in a closed position, the closure plate 14 cooperates with the lateral shoulder and revents the entrance of dust into the luoricant chamber.

In the use of my invention, it will be ap: parent that when it is desired to supply oil to the oil chamber, the oil can spout is placed through the opening 10 and the closure 11 1S forced inwardly thereby permitting of the filling of the oil chamber. Upon removing the oil can spout, the closure 11 immediately assumes a closed position and thereby prevents the access of dust and so forth to the oil chamber.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is understood that-I may make such minor changes in arrangement and construction of parts, as will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

a filling opening adjacent one end, an attaching neck formed on the other end of said body, a division plate formed in said body and defining an. oil chamber and an upper compartment and said plate having an aperture, and a tension. cover hinged to said body and normally closing the filling opening and the aperture of the plate and adapted to be moved inwardly within the upper compartment to permit the filling of the oil chamber.

3. Anoil cup comprising a substantially egg-shaped body having one end open, an

attaching neck formed on the open end of said body, said body having a filling opening adjacent its other end, an apertured division plate'lornied in said body defining communicating chambers, a curved cover pivoted to said body and closing the filling opening, an extension on said cover and 010s ing the aperture of the plate when said cover closes the filling opening.

4. An oilcup comprising a body, an attaching neck for said body, a curved division plate formed-in said body and forming memes;

a pair of chambers and having an aperture therein, said body havingn. filling opening; in communication with one of the chambers, a cover pivoted to said body and closing said filling, opening, a curved extension formed on said cover and adapted to close the open ture when said cover is in a position to close the filling opening, and a spring secured to the body and the cover.

In testimony whereof Iallix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

VICTOR J. KING. Witnesses J. F. FRANCIS, H. P. EDWARDS. 

